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What Happened in Sports: January 13, 2021
What happened in sports on January 13, 2021 ft. Harden's blockbuster move to BKN, Dame & CJ's 20-pt comeback, Kristaps' season debut, & more!
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January 13th, 2021 was remembered for the Houston Rockets finally trading SG James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster 4-team deal that included SG Victor Oladipo, G/F Caris LeVert, and many 1st Rd picks after Harden publicly stated his lack of faith in HOU’s outlook 24 hours prior. Kristaps Porzingis made his season debut, helping Luka Doncic do something that’s never been done before. Nickeil Alexander-Walker went off for a career-high 37 points in Zion and Lonzo’s absences, but the Clippers were still victorious thanks to Paul George and Kawhi Leonard combining for 55 points. Dame and CJ also had prolific night in a 20-point comeback over the Kings.
Check out everything that happened in sports on January 13th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by No.1 pick Joe Burrow’s epic National Championship performance, the Houston Astros’ cheating sanctions, and SGA breaking records. This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, top performances of the day, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.
High-flying oops headline Wednesday’s TOP 10 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/eQc6OOpgbB
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2021
🔥 40 & 13 for Dame 🔥@Dame_Lillard becomes the 1st player with 40+ PTS, 13+ AST and zero turnovers since turnovers became an official stat in 1977-78! pic.twitter.com/xXJSVItJqw
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2021
🌄✈️👓 views of the most impressive of Dame’s 13 assists…his HALF-COURT LOB to Derrick Jones Jr.! pic.twitter.com/lx5FtJlHtj
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2021
Career-high 3⃣7⃣ for Nickeil Alexander-Walker. 🔥@NickeilAW: 15-23 FGM, 5 3PM pic.twitter.com/FKSX5WlWy5
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2021
PG beats the 🚨 on ESPN!
13 of his 18 PTS come in the 2Q to give @LAClippers the lead at the half. pic.twitter.com/RPC7LROYjD
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2021
Klaw & PG lead the @LAClippers to victory! 💪
Kawhi: 28 PTS, 9 AST, 2 STL@Yg_Trece: 27 PTS, 5 3PM pic.twitter.com/FUPwN69qbg
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2021
💫 @luka7doncic DOMINATES in the @dallasmavs 4th-straight W.
34 PTS | 13 REB | 9 AST | 2 STL | 4 BLK | 5 3PM pic.twitter.com/VLMzWnecti
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2021
This LaMelo wraparound dime.. 😳#NBARooks x @hornets pic.twitter.com/KRKJQfFcyg
— NBA Draft (@NBADraft) January 14, 2021
GIANNIS. SLAM. 🤭 pic.twitter.com/o5Eh4Wv3Fm
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 14, 2021
🚨 HARDEN IS HEADED TO THE NETS per @wojespn 🚨 pic.twitter.com/Xy7DxOBm1p
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) January 13, 2021
KD drops 25+ for the 8th-straight game.. the first Nets player to do so since Bernard King in 1979!@KDTrey5: 26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/26DLtLXBgI
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2021
🦌 Triple-double for @Giannis_An34. 🦌
22 PTS | 10 REB | 10 AST | 2 STL | 3 BLK pic.twitter.com/gbOHEuntkH
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2021
Kristaps’ first bucket of the season: a DEEP 👌
Fitting. pic.twitter.com/1K8FIzlFAs
— NBA (@NBA) January 14, 2021
The Beard & KD are back together again 🍿 pic.twitter.com/9ZKv4NWENp
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 13, 2021
Before becoming the 🐐 closer, @MarianoRivera started 10 games for the @Yankees in 1995.
His best outing that season came on July 4th when he went 8 shutout innings striking out 11. pic.twitter.com/9yA8xPfl7w
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 13, 2021
Averaging 22p/11r/7a, Julius Randle has been filling up the box score for the @nyknicks!
KNICKS x NETS tonight at 7:30pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/PGSZYxDxfg
— NBA (@NBA) January 13, 2021
At 16.0 PPG for NYK, run through @RjBarrett6‘s best buckets this season!
The @nyknicks host the Brooklyn Nets tonight at 7:30pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/PW2uJ3tFoB
— NBA (@NBA) January 13, 2021
Showcasing Zion Williamson’s incredibly quick 2nd jump on the offensive glass… also known as, the “Z-Bound”!
Zion and the @PelicansNBA visit the Clippers tonight at 10pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/Bzf5gWV696
— NBA (@NBA) January 13, 2021
Fear the beard. pic.twitter.com/yg0h3juywJ
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 14, 2021
Eight takeaways & three Pick-6s?! Pure dominance from the @RamsNFL defense the last time these teams met in the #NFLPlayoffs. (Jan. 20, 2002)
📺: #LARvsGB— Saturday 4:35pm ET on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/csw0SScEO8
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) January 13, 2021
the BEST of LaMelo Ball (@MELOD1P), James Wiseman (@BigTicket_JW) and Tyrese Haliburton (@TyHaliburton22) so far this season!
Kia Rookie Ladder: https://t.co/ID2anODwfQ pic.twitter.com/6m2bLiJMMn
— NBA (@NBA) January 13, 2021
Have you ever seen a lefty third baseman?
Don Mattingly played three games at third in his career and looked pretty smooth at the hot corner. pic.twitter.com/QHdARwIZKf
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 13, 2021
January 13, 2011: JR Smith with a sick reverse layup. pic.twitter.com/LuRaoHFvQv
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) January 13, 2021
[SEE MORE]
7:00 PM: Dallas Mavericks (5-4) vs. Charlotte Hornets (6-5)
7:30 PM: Brooklyn Nets (6-6) vs. New York Knicks (5-6)
8:00 PM: Los Angeles Lakers (9-3) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (5-5)
9:00 PM: Atlanta Hawks (5-5) vs. Phoenix Suns (7-4) [Postponed]
10:00 PM: New Orleans Pelicans (4-5) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (7-4)
[Highlights] PG Damian Lillard, POR (W @SAC): 40 PTS (11-23 FG | 6-15 3PT), 13 AST, 1 REB, 0 BLK, 3 STL, 0 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] G Luka Doncic, DAL (W @CHA): 34 PTS (14-25 FG | 5-9 3PT), 9 AST, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] SG Nickeil Alexander-Walker, NO (L @LAC): 37 PTS (15-23 FG | 5-8 3PT), 1 AST, 8 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO
[Highlights] SG CJ McCollum, POR (W @SAC): 28 PTS (10-23 FG | 6-16 3PT), 10 AST, 7 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 1 TO
[Highlights] PF Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL (W @DET): 22 PTS (7-15 FG | 2-5 3PT), 10 AST, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL, 5 TO
MLB: RP Andre Scrubb, Houston Astros (turns 26)
NFL: DB Morgan Burnett, Free Agent (32)
MLB: RP Heath Hembree, Free Agent (32)
MLB: RP Oliver Drake, Free Agent (34)
2020: MLB suspended both Houston Astros Manager AJ Hinch and GM Jeff Ludlow for a year in the wake of the team’s sign-stealing scandal; Houston immediately fired them. MLB also fined Houston $5M and stripped them of multiple draft picks as evidence proved the players illegally gained a competitive advantage
2019: Houston Rockets SG James Harden scored 38 points in a loss to the Orlando Magic, tying Kobe Bryant’s NBA-record streak of 16 consecutive games with 30+ points
2015: Minnesota Timberwolves PG Mo Williams scored a career-high 52 points in a win over the Indiana Pacers
2007: Led by PG Jameer Nelson (5-5), the Orlando Magic set an NBA record by converting 23 3-pointers (62%) in a win over the Sacramento Kings
2005: MLB and its Players’ Association agreed to a stricter PED-testing policy, which introduced year-round random testing
2002: Washington controversially fired HC Marty Schottenheimer after just 1 season (8-8)
1999: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan officially announced his retirement from the NBA for the 2nd and final time with Chicago
1988: After 19 years with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, former MVP 1B Steve Garvey officially announced his retirement
1974: Miami Dolphins defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII to become the 1st repeat champions since Vince Lombardi’s Packers, who won Super Bowls I & II
1962: Philadelphia Warriors C Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA-record 73 points against the Chicago Packers
1922: SS Buck Weaver, one of the 8 Black Sox banned for life, applied for reinstatement (unsuccessfully)
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